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Kabul from Bala Hissar: Photographs, India, Presented by Lord Lytton, 1880 1878-80
Albumen print | 20.7 x 54.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2702101
Attributed to Army-India-Bengal Sappers and Miners
Kabul from Bala Hissar 1878-80
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Panoramic view of Kabul with two photographic prints joined together, taken from a high vantage point, Upper Bala Hissar, with a cityscape occupying most of the view, with snow covering some of the ground to left, near wells. Large hills in background. Photograph taken by the Bengal Sappers and Miners, an engineering arm of the Indian Army in c. 1879 during the course of the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-80).
Provenance
Photograph in album presented by the Earl of Lytton (1831-91), Viceroy of India to Queen Victoria in 1880
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
20.7 x 54.2 cm (image)
34.1 x 46.4 cm (page dimensions)
Alternative title(s)
Kabul from Bala Hissar
